If you’re looking for a way to securely mount your smartphone to your bike’s handlebars or bike stem, there are a lot of products to choose from. Many of the more affordable options are universal mounts designed to accommodate any smartphone, whether it’s an Android device or an iPhone. They have a clamping mechanism or even bands to keep your phone in place on the mount.
The Spigen Life Out Front Bike Phone Mount includes a universal adapter that you stick onto the back of whichever smartphone you own. You can also just stick it onto your case but just make sure your case is made out of a material (smooth plastic, for example) that the adapter will adhere well to.
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Joe Kaminsky, who tests e-bikes and scooters for CNET, names this as his favorite bike mount. It requires a QuadLock case – they’re available for a variety of iPhone, Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel models — or a QuadLock universal adapter, which sticks onto the back of your phone or phone case. You can mount your phone in landscape or portrait modes.
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The Lamicall Bike Phone Holder can be had for less than $20 (and sometimes less than $15). It’s a little bigger and bulkier than some of the mounts on this list, but it can accommodate most smartphones, even larger ones like the iPhone Pro Max models. The mount’s retracting arms mechanism clamps your phone into the mount and there’s also a clamp that locks the mount onto your handlebars. If you’ve already got a case on your phone and are looking for an affordable mount, this is a solid option, though not exactly sleek. The 360-degree rotation ball allows you to rotate your phone from portrait to landscape mode.
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We like Peak Design’s Everyday case ($50), which is compatible not only with Apple MagSafe accessories but Peak Design’s own ecosystem of SlimLink locking connection accessories (the case is available for iPhones, Samsung Galaxy models and Google Pixel smartphones). Among the many accessories Peak makes are two bike mounts — the Universal bar mount ($50) and Out Front bike mount V2 ($70).
Note that for those who don’t have a Peak Design case, you can also buy a Peak Design adapter accessory that sticks onto your phone or its case.
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